1. This deal is regional.
2. This deal is not showing in the regular ad.
You should also read about the Paypal Master Card Prepaid here and make sure you are ok with the terms of the account.
To find out if this deal is in your area, please head over to CVS.com’s my Weekly Ad to check. Once you have confirmed the deal, you can do this:
Buy Paypal Master Card for $150.00
Pay $4.95 Activation Fee
Get $50.00 ECB
You will now have $150.00 on the Master Card + $50.00 ECB to spend
$45.05 Moneymaker after ECB and activation fee
IT'S A MONEYMAKER THEY SAY HAS ANYONE DONE THIS
1|1|PLMK ANYONE IF THIS IS A GOOD DEAL|melpaul|Melpaul199@aol.com|13:21:34|11/24/2013|
THANKS 2|2|This is a good deal going to get it now.....|melpaul|Melpaul199@aol.com|15:28:13|11/24/2013|
then I will use the 150.00 GC as long as I use it up before another 4.95 is taken out each month
which I will 3|3|has anyone done this yet?|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|17:11:05|11/24/2013|
??? 35|2|just worked for me- Tuesday midday|msallen|m-sallen@juno.com|12:27:53|11/26/2013|
I just got home from CVS. I asked the manager about this offer before I bought anything. He had an employee call their store Help line, who transferred her to another person, who said the offer was still valid. I bought one and it printed the $50 ECB with no problems. 4|1|How is this a money maker if you are spending $154.99 and only getting $50 in ecb? Am I missing something?|teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|17:16:07|11/24/2013|
T 6|2|like Janet said in her post here|cinda68|null@yahoo.com|17:30:17|11/24/2013|
You use the GC up anyhow, going to spend it anyway and you will make the ECB as profit. 5|1|good deal, I'd do it|cinda68|null@yahoo.com|17:17:56|11/24/2013|
easy moneymaker 7|2|U are gonna get $50 ECB for putting $150 on a GC that u can spend anywhere...|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|17:52:51|11/24/2013|
free money.. 8|3|yeah and if you paid a bill with it right away|cinda68|null@yahoo.com|19:07:29|11/24/2013|
then no 4.95 fee the next month, just use it up by paying a bill that you were going to pay anyhow, think I will do this if it is my area 9|1|Does anyone know...|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|19:07:45|11/24/2013|
If you can purchase other gift cards...say at another store with this? Since it's a Master Card.
I just used a rebate prepaid the other day and bought a Gift Card for Kroger so wondering if you could do the same with this...just spend it on other gift cards...thus no fees if you convert it to some other gift card.
Anyone let me know if you have done this or do this.
I can always find something to blow the $50 bucks on at CVS. I can always stock up on something (Coffee & TP are always stock up staples for me or Peanut Butter for my Dad, LOL!)
THANKS!
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
10|2|good idea, here are the card details|cinda68|null@yahoo.com|19:10:37|11/24/2013|
https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/paypal-prepaid-mastercard 11|1|Sounds like a good deal, have another gift card question|ptmama525|ptmama525@aol.com|22:34:22|11/24/2013|
I want to purchase some other gift cards that offer ECB's. If it says spend 100.00 on Old Navy gift card and get 25.00 in ECB's, Can I have (2) $50.00 cards rung up on seperate receipts and qualify for the ECB's? I don't know if gift cards work like regular purchase and it doesn't have to be in one transaction.
I "assume" it would but you know what that means, anybody know for sure??
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." 12|1|Thanks so very much for the post|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|00:06:57|11/25/2013|
Basically, I am going to purchase 1 card and use it to buy Christmas gifts. With the $50 ecb ($45) I plan to purchase items that I use, and I will use it possibly for items for the P$G $10 rebate. Haven't decided yet. I might see if I can purchase gift cards for Old Nay and get an additional ecb...anyhow thanks for the info, i might have missed this one. 13|1|If you do this and use my referral # we will both get 5.00!|ptmama525|ptmama525@aol.com|11:35:18|11/25/2013|
I picked one up today at CVS, got the $50.00 ECB, activated the card and it's ready to use!
Thanks for posting!
my referral # is 7104849509
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."
27|2|I put your # in the referral box.|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|22:26:33|11/25/2013|
hope you get the $5. I didn't get anything as of yet. 40|2|I just used your referral|msallen|m-sallen@juno.com|13:05:03|11/26/2013|
Sure hope it works for both of us! 14|1|I did this yesterday.... twice|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|14:05:55|11/25/2013|
OK, worked like a charm and then I used that prepay to buy $150 in assorted other gift cards.
The debit card does need to be registered... and they do ask your social security number (assumably in case you transfer money and make interest... I'm not sure). So it's basically cash that you can use to buy ANYTHING you want.
Here's the catch...Paypal will charge $4.95/month for unuse or having a balance... Honestly, I did NOT read all the paperwork because I have no intentions of holding it for 30 days. But read that part first.
My store did not think it was a deal because its not in the flyer (even though they have the signs up.. duh). It's an unadvertised special that works perfectly.
Did it a second time on another card... at another store who also didn't know anything about it! 15|2|wondering if you can use the card to buy another paypal mastercard since it doesn't say offer limit reached????|ptmama525|ptmama525@aol.com|14:14:09|11/25/2013|
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." 16|3|It doesn't? Mine did.|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|14:46:43|11/25/2013|
Interesting scenario. 17|1|Info that might be helpful|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|14:55:52|11/25/2013|
Bought the Paypal MC and then registered it
Took it to Kroger and bought 2 Shell gas GC's and a McDonald's GC, no problems plus earned 4xs fuel points at Kroger!
So this is a way to increase your max savings!
I also took my $50 ECB's and did all the "free" deals in the ad. Added a $5 off coupon from a local coupon book on top of that....spent $3.46 OOP on tax (used the MC to pay that)
Got back $53.90 more in ECB's. Now I have a bunch of smaller ECB's to spend by Christmas. I can now get things like milk, etc. every week! But I still may stock up on things like TP...everyone needs that!
Thanks,
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
18|2|Ok, I did go buy another one and did get another 50.00 ECB, card now says offer limit reached..|ptmama525|ptmama525@aol.com|15:01:27|11/25/2013|
New cashier didn't even know how to ring up the gift card sale and they would not let me pay for the card with the earlier card I got...I honestly don't know if they knew how to ring it in....
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." 19|3|Bummer man...No cards here, but it is posted for my area online|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|15:57:09|11/25/2013|
Went to CVS to do this deal and they didn't have any. They weren't out, they just don't have them. :( 20|4|They don't have the paypal mastercards ?? I'm going to go to my CVS after work|DAVESBABYDOLL|SSTRIFF@woh.rr.com|16:43:00|11/25/2013|
and check it out. 21|5|Stores had limited qtys...I had to go to 5 stores to find 4 had none and only one had a handful.|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|16:50:33|11/25/2013|
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
22|6|My store in Kansas City had no idea about this. |shellysmsmo|jpksms@sbcglobal.net|18:09:52|11/25/2013|
Darn it 32|2|great idea|msallen|m-sallen@juno.com|08:31:40|11/26/2013|
I have already bought $10 of the free items, but I can get the rest and whatever else it takes to get to $50. Way easier to spend little ECBs than a big $50 one. 23|1|I read on a blog...|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|18:52:19|11/25/2013|
That you can go to the grocery store and make a small purchase and then
Get cash back provided you have registered the card with a pin. (Update: I did this and got charged $4.95 for cash back, so unless you want to be hit with $4.95 in fees I would suggest not doing it.)
Also read that when the card reaches zero balance you need to call or
Go to the web site and cancel it so they don't apply fees
No guarantees on any of this, just what I have read on these 2 "tips".
Thanks,
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
24|2|Jennifer thank you!|cinda68|null@yahoo.com|18:55:13|11/25/2013|
Possibilities with this deal seem endless, thank you for the info! 25|3|i was the first person to do this deal at my cvs...probably only had 8 cards on shelf|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|20:28:15|11/25/2013|
and soon as people behind me heard and saw what I was doing...I had people stopping me in the store asking how to do it..lol 26|4|So what exactly do I ask? I'm going to try again|shellysmsmo|jpksms@sbcglobal.net|22:23:16|11/25/2013|
At a different cvs tomorrow 28|5|Just go the the Gift Card center and look for the paypal master card, you load whatever amount you want, you need to purchase 150.00 to get the 50.00 ECB|ptmama525|ptmama525@aol.com|22:38:21|11/25/2013|
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." 29|6|Ok thank you. Wish me luck. : )|shellysmsmo|jpksms@sbcglobal.net|22:42:32|11/25/2013|
Hopefully I can figure it out and the People at cvs can. : ) 30|5|I FOUND ONE BUT HAVE A QUESTION???? FUNNY STORY TOO!|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|22:46:35|11/25/2013|
Had to go to 3 stores and found the card, it was pretty buried in with all the other gift cards. I truly had to look for it and almost completely missed it. No advertisement or anything. Went to the cashier told her about the online ad and ecb, she said that she heard someone talk about it. This was as she was ringing me up and then I paid her and then---no ecb! I realized right then she never asked me for my CVS card. She called another person to help her issue me the ecb's, finally got (2) $25 ones that they had to manually force the computer to give. The line behind me was so long, but hey 50 bucks is 50 bucks!
Question: If I spend my $150.00 on this card and it is a zero balance. Would I need to cancel it? How would they deduct the fees if I didn't? Could someone who is more familiar with computers and paypal explain how to cancel the card.
LOL when I went to register the card, I accidently ordered another card it. It was where it said no purchase fee. When this one comes should I cancel it? 31|1|Looks like they may have removed this deal?|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|08:02:12|11/26/2013|
Was looking at CVS.com to see what other stores in my area might have this card and looks like they may have removed this deal.
It now says "not available at the store you selected". And that seems to be every store I select.
Even the one I had saved to my list no longer even shows the image of the card or the details.
Just a blank "no Image" and only the "title" but no more description of the deal or a photo of the card.
I wish everyone still looking the best of luck!
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
33|2|I don't see it, either|msallen|m-sallen@juno.com|08:59:08|11/26/2013|
Rats, should have went yesterday, but ran out of time. 34|3|pulled ..nationwide...what the manager told me|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|12:23:22|11/26/2013|
said it was supposed to have been $5 39|4|Sounds like they are trying to make excuses...$5.00 for $150.00 Gift Card, that costs $4.95 to activate...nobody is that dumb!|ptmama525|ptmama525@aol.com|12:44:55|11/26/2013|
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." 36|2|this just worked for me- Tuesday midday|msallen|m-sallen@juno.com|12:30:50|11/26/2013|
I just got home from CVS. I asked the manager about this offer before I bought anything. He had an employee call their store Help line, who transferred her to another person, who said the offer was still valid. I bought one and it printed the $50 ECB with no problems.
Sorry for the double post- my first one ended up buried farther up in the replies, so I didn't think people would see it there. 37|1|Don't do cash back unless you want to pay $4.95 in fees, I tried and got hit with 4.95 fee!|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|12:40:26|11/26/2013|
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
38|2|I started to do the cash back, glad I didn't..thanks for the heads up|ptmama525|ptmama525@aol.com|12:42:51|11/26/2013|
"Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." 41|1|I can attest that it wasn't pulled nationwide... Just got back from CVS...|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|14:31:17|11/26/2013|
.. 42|1|However, it is no longer on their MyCVSStore site.|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|14:34:45|11/26/2013|
Phew, glad I did it a few times!!! 44|2|it charges 4.95 no matter what u do...when mine got down to very last amount on the card..|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|16:58:29|11/26/2013|
it took the 4.95
manager here claims its nationwide
47|3|Yep, they hosed me for another $4.95 from my card at the end too!|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|17:04:05|11/26/2013|
ARGH, this deal isn't all that it's cracked up to be...FEES, FEES, FEES!
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
43|1|And just got another one so....|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|16:43:31|11/26/2013|
Although the signage is gone it still works. 45|2|Me too, they removed the signs...|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|16:58:35|11/26/2013|
plus Mgr said they did tell them to remove the signs and limit to one per person and also one per household. They said day one that entire families were coming in and saying they didn't have a CVS card and so they pulled the deal at their store day one to be fair to those that were not going to lie about not having a CVS card and not being part of the same household and clean them out.
Plus she said she did notice that they said in an email that the deal was pulled from advertising and is now a silent deal.
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
46|2|was told the manager here made them throw away all the cards.....|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|17:00:46|11/26/2013|
so they wouldn't have to mess with them... 48|3|so that sucker flat out lied to me...|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|17:11:31|11/26/2013|
,,, about it being pulled nation wide 49|4|Yep|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|17:19:47|11/26/2013|
Sure did 50|5|im on the phone now with cvs..and it is still going on...till wed...|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|17:44:11|11/26/2013|
and his butt is gonna be in hot water 51|1|Wasn't expecting this|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|18:44:55|11/26/2013|
When you activate they take the first months charge out. So it's a $9.90 investment still make $40 in the deal. 52|2|still a great deal yeah|cinda68|null@yahoo.com|18:52:23|11/26/2013|
Best deal this year I think because you can roll that ecb into a bunch more too. 53|3|GOT ANOTHER- BUT THERE IS A SIGN UP SAYING THE DEAL IS OVER!!!|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|19:07:45|11/26/2013|
approached the cashier and asked why. she said that they received an email from the corporate office saying the deal was dead----and thought that it was from the Mastercard people. However, she said that it would still print the ecb and it did! YIPPEEE!!!! 54|4|cvs corporate says the deal is good till closing tonite|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|10:29:26|11/27/2013|
,, 55|5|I wonder why stores would post signs saying that the deal is over then?|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|10:44:44|11/27/2013|
things that make you go hmmmmmmm? 56|6|my conclusion...they are all idiots!|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|11:18:18|11/27/2013|
.. 57|1|There is no way...|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|14:11:33|11/27/2013|
OK, there is no way that they would be told to "throw them away" as that is inventory for which they paid - probably that $4.95 that we pay for activation.
It doesn't matter if they say "one per family" because there is nothing stopping anyone from having multiple cards and going to different stores to use them. Unless you are on a first name basis with your store employees and they know who all your relatives are... no way. Big deal if a whole family came in and they all got a new card and did the deal. That means that they are coming back to your store and spending their $50 ECB for items that CVS only paid $2.50 for anyways. Look at the markup on this stuff. After each holiday they mark things down 90%. 90%!!! That includes decorations, candy, cake mixes, potato chip bags that have holly leaves on them, shampoo, cream rinse... everything. After Christmas that store becomes a shopping haven. And let's be real... how many of those people are going to only spend that $50? Very few, I'd think. Very hard to get EXACTLY $50.. so there will be something they need to kick in or they leave money on the table. OR, what CVS is probably banking on... they totally forget about it or it gets tossed and therefore, CVS is out nothing!
58|1|examiner article about it|cinda68|null@yahoo.com|14:30:33|11/27/2013|
http://www.examiner.com/article/cvs-pre-black-friday-2013-deal-on-pre-paid-paypal-cards-nets-profit 59|1|and this scenario! |cinda68|null@yahoo.com|14:31:47|11/27/2013|
http://www.spendlessshopmore.blogspot.com/2013/11/cvs-deals-4505-moneymaker-on-paypal-pre.html
Buy a pre-paid PayPal reloadable debit card for $154.95 (that includes the fee) and receive $50 back in Extra Bucks.
In a second transaction, purchase $100 worth of GAP, Old Navy, or Banana Republic gift cards, and pay using your new PayPal card.
You'll receive another $25 worth of Extra Bucks from those gift cards, which you can either use as gifts or use during your Black Friday shopping (especially at Old Navy, considering the whole store is going half-price!)
So for your initial investment of $154.95, you'll have the following: $100 worth of gift cards, $50 still left on the PayPal pre-paid debit card, and a whopping $75 worth of Extra Bucks. That's $225 worth of buying power! Plus, remember that Extra Bucks are good for around 30 days, so you have some time to figure out the best way to use them.
60|1|was going to..but not sure i wabted to be tied to 50 i would have to spend now in 1 transaction at cvs...|soccer_mom|jhowarth@wiley.com|15:31:09|11/28/2013|
I usually just do deals and spend a few bucks using ecbs and buying only whats reallt a good deal. I would end up buying stuff i dont want or at more than i'd want to pay just to use up the 50 ecb before it expired. Wasn't sure it was worth it...for me. 61|2|Judy This is what I planned to do....|melpaul|Melpaul199@aol.com|15:39:26|11/28/2013|
I bought it and have my 50 ebc I am going to get the stings I use for the P&G rebate too its like double dipping
and always use paper towels
For me it was well worth it 62|3|me too :) I plan on stocking up on detergent, toilet paper and paper towels|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|16:29:58|11/28/2013|
maybe some cleaners too. For me it was a good deal because I will spend $150.00 at Christmas anyway so I paid the 4.95 fee then it looks like they charge another 4.95 per transaction (if i am reading right)I will just use the card in one transaction, so I will net about $40 in ecb's, even with the mark up from cvs, I was going to spend this money anyway in the form of cash, now I will just get some free items for my family courtesy of cvs. 63|4|Absolutly same here Kathy|melpaul|Melpaul199@aol.com|16:40:59|11/28/2013|
Thanks to CVS